In celebration of the life and legacy of the British logician and philosopher John Venn, Google doodle treats visitors to the search engine homepage with an interactive Venn diagram. The doodle can be seen in all parts of the world.

In commemoration of the life and legacy of South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, Google treats visitors to the search engine home page with a visual journey of his life with accompanying six of his remarkable quotes.

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott would likely be eating his heart out to know that his political nemesis, former PM Julia Gillard, whom he often used to beat in political surveys, is the second most admired figure in 2013.

The 2014 Golden Globe Awards will officially kick off this year's Oscar's season, and tonight, Hollywood is preparing for another annual event that will celebrate 2013's blockbuster movies and hit television programs. The star-studded event will be live on NBC, Jan 12, Sunday, starting at 8 pm ET to be hosted by returning hosts, comedy stars Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.

One of Nelson Mandela's most legendary speeches was during the start of a trial between 1963 and 1964. This event has transformed South Africa with a court case dubbed as "the Rivonia trial" where Rivonia, a suburb of Johannesburg, had 19 African National Congress leaders arrested and charged with treason. The trial led to the life imprisonment of Mandela for 27 years, along with the other eight convicted rivals.

Troye Sivan sings the events of 2013. The Australian actor released “Zeitgeist 2013 (A Musical Zeitgeist)” on YouTube, recounting the most talked about events that happened last year in a catchy, melodic song.

India's adulation for Nelson Mandela is known to the world. Mandela is the only non-Indian to receive the highest civilian award in India, the 'Bharatratna', in 1990 even before he got the Nobel. India also declared five-day mourning after he passed away on December 5. Nonetheless, the latest revelation on social media may well embarrass the nation which has always shown great respect to the South African legend.

The 2013 America’s Cup is Google’s most searched keywords in New Zealand. The sudden deaths of Cory Monteith and Paul Walker were among the top five trending searches in New Zealand based on Google’s annual trends report together with the birth of the royal baby, Prince George.